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¶Plain-Text Accounting in Emacs
From the manual:
(use-package ledger :ensure nil :config (org-babel-do-load-languages 'org-babel-load-languages '((ledger . t))))
¶Plain Ledger File
account Expenses
account Expenses:Groceries
account Expenses:Utilities
account Expenses:Fast Food
account Expenses:Monster
account Assets:Checking
account Assets:Savings
account Liabilities:Credit Card
account Savings:New Computer
account Income:Salary
2024/04/01 * Opening Balances
Assets:Checking $750
Assets:Savings $1000
Equity:Opening Balances
2025/04/11 * Monster from Kiosk
Expenses:Monster $2.00
Assets:Checking
2025/04/11 * The Job
Assets:Checking $500
Income:Salary
2025/04/11 * New Computer Savings
Savings:New Computer $250
Assets:Checking
2025/04/15 * Dinner at McDonalds
Expenses:Fast Food $82
Liabilities:Credit Card
2025/04/19 * Monster from Kiosk
Expenses:Monster $2
Liabilities:Credit Card
2025/04/20 * Pay Credit Card
Liabilities:Credit Card $82
Assets:Checking
¶Example Org Ledger
¶Accounts
account Expenses account Expenses:Groceries account Expenses:Utilities account Expenses:Fast Food account Expenses:Monster account Assets:Checking account Assets:Savings account Liabilities:Credit Card account Savings:New Computer account Income:Salary
¶2025
¶Opening Balances
2025/01/01 * Opening Balances
Assets:Checking $750
Assets:Savings $1000
Equity:Opening Balances
¶April
2025/04/11 * Monster from Kiosk
Expenses:Monster $2.00
Assets:Checking
2025/04/11 * The Job
Assets:Checking $500
Income:Salary
2025/04/11 * New Computer Savings
Savings:New Computer $250
Assets:Checking
2025/04/15 * Dinner at McDonalds
Expenses:Fast Food $82
Liabilities:Credit Card
2025/04/19 * Monster from Kiosk
Expenses:Monster $2
Liabilities:Credit Card
2025/04/20 * Pay Credit Card
Liabilities:Credit Card $82
Assets:Checking
¶Reports
<<accounts>> <<balance>> <<april>>
$166.00 Assets:Checking
$86.00 Expenses
$82.00 Fast Food
$4.00 Monster
$-500.00 Income:Salary
$-2.00 Liabilities:Credit Card
$250.00 Savings:New Computer
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